An “intentional incendiary act” is what authorities at a Nov. 30 press conference say was the cause of the deadly July 20 Iconic Village apartment fire in San Marcos, which killed five people and displaced more than 200. The San Marcos Fire Department and the Houston Field Division of the Bureau of ...

Investigators Friday have determined the cause of the deadly July 20 Iconic Village apartment fire in San Marcos, which killed five people and displaced more than 200, was an intentional incendiary act.  The San Marcos Fire Department and the Houston Field Division of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco,...

An influx of straight-ticket Democratic voters at Texas State University is one primary factor that led to a handful of key Hays County seats to turn blue Nov. 6. That wave was part of a larger national movement that flipped a handful of state and national seats during the 2018 Midterm elections, se...

A Kyle man was arrested late Wednesday after authorities suspect he shot and killed another man during an alleged narcotics transaction. Francisco Antonio Cardona, 20, of Kyle, was booked into the Hays County Jail Thursday on a first-degree felony charge of murder. According to a Hays County Sheriff...

Election notes whispered from the ghost of our former publisher, Bob Barton, who was an inveterate numbers cruncher: Beto O’Rourke won a higher percentage of the vote across Hays County than any Democrat at the top of the ticket in a generation. The county also flipped in its support of Ted Cruz – a...

With less than a year to go before the campus officially opens, Johnson High officially has its first leader. On Oct. 31, Hays CISD officials announced Brett Miksch was selected to become the first principal at Johnson High, which is scheduled to open August 2019. Hays CISD board trustees approved h...

Roughly $13.4 million in bonds for road improvements and amenity construction in the Sunfield subdivision was approved by Hays County leaders earlier this month. The 2428 Partners development firm requested the surety bonds to improve and build roads in Sunfield. Sunfield is located on the east side...

Veterans Day Parade Starting at 9 a.m. Nov. 10, the Buda VFW Post 12161, in conjunction with the Buda Area Chamber of Commerce, is hosting the city’s inaugural Veterans Day parade, which will go down Main Street in the downtown area. Citizens, businesses and community organizations are invited to pa...

Election results for House District races 45 and 21, and senate seat 25 Updated: 10:43 p.m. House District 45 Republican Ken Strange: 32,952 Democrat Erin Zwiener: 34,502 Only 1 out of 62 precincts have reported their early voting totals. House District 21 Republican Chip Roy: 168,533 Democrat Josep...

Below are links to all of the Nov. 6 General Election races the  Hays Free Press  and News-Dispatch  is covering. Follow along as result come in throughout the night. Hays County Judge  Hays County Commissioner  Hays County Justice of the Peace  Kyle City Council, Place 5